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Business Operations Internship Opportunity with the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Deadline June 5, 2013
Position Overview
The Business Operations Intern is responsible for performing the operational review of applications submitted by producers interested in selling insurance plans offered on Maryland Health Connection. This person will make an initial assessment of a produce's application to ensure the producer is eligible for authorization. The Business Operations Intern will then present the application to the Manager of Broker Services for final authorization, communicate the status of the application to the broker and ensure that the broker is listed on Maryland Health Connection for selection by the consumer. Read full description HERE.
For more information on MHBE, visit http://marylandhbe.com/.
Length of Internship: June 15, 2013 through August 31, 2013
Full or Part Time
UNPAID
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Jennifer Le at jle@jhsph.edu. Deadline is Wednesday, June 5, 2013.
Internship Annoucement HERE.
Teambuilding: How to Get People to Work Together - June 7, 2013
ABOUT THIS TRAINING:
This program emphasizes how to build team members from group members and achieve excellence by working together.
Specific content includes:
- Important differences between a team and a work group—and the reasons a team gets better results
- Social style strategies for strengthening team communication
- How to draw team conflict out into the open — and dealing with it honestly and productively
- How the power of collaboration can break deadlocks peacefully and productively
- Importance of trust and clear goals in building and maintaining strong teams
- How to motivate a team and keep it growing
PRESENTER: Debra Smith, MBA
Debra Smith holds an MBA in management from Golden Gate University. She is a seasoned trainer who offers real-world solutions on topics such as communication, time management, stress management, conflict management, teamwork, and customer relations. She is the author of three books as well as several audio and video programs. Ms. Smith is a frequent trainer for The Johns Hopkins University.
Friday June 7, 2013
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (check-in begins at 8:15 AM)
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Health
Office of Performance Management Training Center
Edgehill Shopping Center
43 S. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
COST: None - no coffee or meals provided
Need more information? Contact the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center at (443) 287-7833 or maphtc@jhsph.edu.
REGISTER HERE
Practical Grant Writing - June 10, 2013
ABOUT THIS TRAINING:
Participants are introduced to the essentials of grant writing. This training focuses on practical skill-building, including a brief introduction to the logic model development process. After an overview of the entire process, specific attention is paid to the following key areas:
- analyzing the RFA
- understanding and describing the "what,why, and how" of your program
- writing S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-framed) objectives
- integrating evaluation into the proposed work plan
- preparing the executive summary
PRESENTER: Carolyn J. Cumpsty-Fowler, PhD, MPH
Dr. Carolyn Cumpsty-Fowler is an Assistant Professor and the Evaluation Coordinator at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She holds a joint appointment at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she is Director of Evaluation and Core Skills Training at the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center and core faculty of the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy.
Monday June 10, 2013
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (check-in begins at 8:15am)
Charles I. Ecker Business Training Center
Howard Community College
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, Maryland 21046
COST: $25 (covers the cost of breakfast and lunch)
Need more information? Contact the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center at (443) 287-7833 or maphtc@jhsph.edu.
REGISTER HERE
Developing Health Education Materials - June 13, 2013
ABOUT THIS TRAINING:
This training will engage participants in hands-on learning related to the development of effective health education materials. Participants will review key concepts related to adult learning, health literacy, and culture. Participants will learn how to assess and improve the readability and suitability of health education materials. They will address the process of pretesting health education materials. The training is targeted to individuals who develop their own as well as use already-existing materials. Participants are encouraged to bring their own materials but there will also be samples of existing materials.
Training Objectives
- Describe linkage between adult learning, health literacy, culture, and effective health education materials
- Conduct readability and suitability assessments of written health education materials
- Identify at least two strategies to improve quality of health education materials
- Describe methods for pretesting health education materials
- List resources for health education materials
Presenter: Tilly Gurman, Dr.P.H.
Tilly Gurman is a public health professional with expertise in cultural competency, health communication, adolescent health, reproductive health, and program evaluation. She provides trainings for public health professionals in health communications, program evaluation, cultural competency, and provider-patient communication. Dr. Gurman is currently an Assistant Professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.
Thursday June 13, 2013
9:30 am – 3:30 pm (check-in begins at 8:45 am)
Charles I. Ecker Business Training Center
Howard Community College
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, Maryland 21046
*COST: $25 (covers cost of breakfast and lunch)
CREDITS:
Application for CHES (entry-level) / MCHES (advanced-level) Category I continuing education contact hours (CECH) has been made to the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC).
Need more information? Contact the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center at (443) 287-7833 or maphtc@jhsph.edu.
REGISTER HERE
"Public Health in Practice" - *NEWSLETTER* - Second Edition!
The Office of Public Health Practice and Training in collaboration with the Anna Baetjer Society for Public Health Practice has released the second edition of the "Public Health in Practice" newsletter. Learn about the Office of Public Health Practice and Training, read interviews with noted JHSPH faculty and see what students have been up to in school and in the field!
Read the Spring 2013 newsletter HERE
See the archived newsletters HERE
Podcast Series Shines Spotlight on Public Health Practice
* Public Health: On the Inside NOW ON iTunes! *
Dr. Thomas Burke, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Training, explores the world of public health practice. Each month, Public Health: On the Inside takes listeners to the frontlines and explores how public health impacts our daily lives.
New episodes of Public Health: On the Inside will be available each month.
LISTEN AND LEARN MORE HERE
LISTEN ON ITUNES HERE
Maryland Launches State Health Improvement Process (SHIP)
Officials from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) have partnered with local health officers, hospital executives, elected officials and health advocates to launch the�Maryland State Health Improvement Process (SHIP).�The initiative aims to advance the health of Marylanders by providing a framework for accountability, local action, and public engagement.
SHIP identifies 39 critical health measures in the community, provides health advancement tools for local area utilization, offers tips for individual health promotion, and draws attention to key health disparities in Maryland.
PLEASE VISIT THE SHIP WEBSITE HERE
FEEDBACK ENCOURAGED!